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new chum
noun- a newly arrived immigrant from Britain who has little knowledge of local life and customs AUSTRALIA
Originally applied to newly incarcerated prisoners (1812 Vaux), it was applied to migrants as early as 1828 (Australian National Dictionary); the opposing term was “old chum” but this did not survive into the C20. - “New chum, eh?,” Vic said. “Won’t have much on him if he’s a 51 import.” — Michael Peters, Pommie Bastard, p. 89, 1969
- a novice AUSTRALIA, 1851
- Some of us here ain’t new chums on tracking, Nat, but the bloke got away by hopping over surface rocks[.] — Arthur Upfield, Bony and the Mouse, p. 39, 1959
- Pudding is that strange concoction of a bait that is home made from scraps of bread, sausages and cheese mixed together. However, to the new chum, the term can be quite misleading, as the new wife of a Sydney [fishing] club member found out. — Bob Staines, Wot a Whopper, p. 13, 1982
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